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Mapping is Science!
"The Maine State GIS Championships are competitions for middle, high school and undergraduate students in Maine. These events are a fun way to recognize the remarkable computer mapping projects students are doing around the state and to encourage them to delve even more deeply into the field of geospatial technology."
MEGIS



Historical map resources
David Rumsey Collections


Biodiversity
Complete the lesson (provided) teach to your classmates to show understanding.
Biodiversity Jenga

MORE HERE! Watersheds, species, and more!
VitalVenture
Climate, Ecosystems
Energy and Minerals and Environmental Health, Natural Hazards, and Water

USGS
U.S. Geological Survey Site


Amphibians
Learn about frogs in your area, create a science lab, test, collect data, read background information



Any
View a Bill Nye episode and then film your own to demonstrate mastery of a science concept/standard
Bill Nye Series


Genetics (DNA)
View this website Create a website or slide show to demonstrate the same idea with a little different twist?
Website


Investigate Electricity and Energy
How is energy used? Electricity, heat, lights. PowerMeters.
Conserving and investigating!
Power Sleuth


National Renewable Energy Laboratory
National Renewable Energy Laboratory: What is going on in the US in renewable energy projects?
NREL


National Renewable Energy Laboratory
"Because renewable resources vary considerably from one geographic location to another, optimal siting of renewable energy systems requires knowledge of the specific resource characteristics—availability, magnitude, and variability—at any given location. NREL provides high-quality renewable energy resource data for U.S. and international locations...." Links to
solar, wind, biomass and geothermal technologies,
meteorological data, solar radiation and other meteorological data for use in climate change studies, atmospheric research, renewable energy conversion system testing, and more.
NREL


UMO's Dynamic Wall
Dynamic Wall- Huge display of zoomed in area from Google Earth using 15-20 laptops (classroom) to investigate your environment.
Dynamic Wall

See Miss Fish if you would like to use this.
UMO's Environmental Change Model
Change variables in different data sets and see how it effects the world.
Environmental Change Model


Environmental
Learn more about gardens, plant diseases, seeds, etc.
Johnny Select Seeds